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Coburn Secures Spot on Team USA
July 08, 2023 | Track and Field
Finished second in the steeplechase
EUGENE, Ore. – Colorado alum Emma Coburn highlighted day three of the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships at historic Hayward Field on Saturday.
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Coburn ran her way onto Team USA in the steeplechase, finishing second with a season-best time of 9:13.60. Coburn ran in the top three for the entire race and held the lead in the final stages, before getting caught by former Arkansas Razorback Krissy Gear.
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The second-place finish snapped a streak of 11 consecutive U.S. outdoor titles for Coburn.
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Coburn becomes the second Colorado alum to make Team USA for the upcoming World Athletic Championships in Budapest, Hungry, joining Joe Klecker in the men's 10,000-meters.
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Abbey Glynn's bid for a spot in the 400-meter hurdles came up short on Saturday. She finished seventh in her heat and 13th overall (57.43) in the two-heat semifinals.
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Former Buff Dani Jones did not finish in the women's 1,500-meters, pulling out of the competition after the first 400-meters.
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Gustavo Alfonso advanced to the final eight in the U20 javelin. His first throw of 60.52m (198-7) proved to be the best of his six attempts and was good enough for a sixth-place finish.
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Elsewhere, Allie Routledge finished eighth in the high jump at the UK Athletic Championships, clearing 1.73m.
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The action concludes on Sunday with Sage Hurta-Klecker and Joe Klecker in action. Hurta-Klecker will look to clinch a spot on Team USA in the 800-meters (7:18 p.m. MT) while Klecker will look to complete his double in the 5,000-meters (7:50 p.m.).
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Coburn ran her way onto Team USA in the steeplechase, finishing second with a season-best time of 9:13.60. Coburn ran in the top three for the entire race and held the lead in the final stages, before getting caught by former Arkansas Razorback Krissy Gear.
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The second-place finish snapped a streak of 11 consecutive U.S. outdoor titles for Coburn.
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Coburn becomes the second Colorado alum to make Team USA for the upcoming World Athletic Championships in Budapest, Hungry, joining Joe Klecker in the men's 10,000-meters.
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Abbey Glynn's bid for a spot in the 400-meter hurdles came up short on Saturday. She finished seventh in her heat and 13th overall (57.43) in the two-heat semifinals.
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Former Buff Dani Jones did not finish in the women's 1,500-meters, pulling out of the competition after the first 400-meters.
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Gustavo Alfonso advanced to the final eight in the U20 javelin. His first throw of 60.52m (198-7) proved to be the best of his six attempts and was good enough for a sixth-place finish.
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Elsewhere, Allie Routledge finished eighth in the high jump at the UK Athletic Championships, clearing 1.73m.
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The action concludes on Sunday with Sage Hurta-Klecker and Joe Klecker in action. Hurta-Klecker will look to clinch a spot on Team USA in the 800-meters (7:18 p.m. MT) while Klecker will look to complete his double in the 5,000-meters (7:50 p.m.).
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